Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Last updated: 2024-01-22

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold G5420		Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU comparison Intel Pentium Gold G5420 or Intel Core i5-9400F - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 was released in Q2/2019. The Intel Core i5-9400F has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9400F was released in Q1/2019.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Core i5 (331)
Intel Pentium G5000 (8)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000 (34)
8	Generation	9
Coffee Lake S	Architecture	Coffee Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	Intel Core i5-10400F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz. The Intel Core i5-9400F has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.90 GHz (4.10 GHz).
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9400F
2	Cores	6
4	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.80 GHz	Frequency	2.90 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.10 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9400F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
96	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-9400F can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9400F
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR4-2666
64 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	9.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the Intel Core i5-9400F is 65 W.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9400F
54 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-9400F cache has a total of 9.00 MB.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	Intel Core i5-9400F
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151	Socket	LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q1/2019
64 $	Release price	157 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (80%)

Intel Core i5-9400F (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (40%)

Intel Core i5-9400F (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	978 (90%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1085 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2134 (45%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	4722 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	809 (60%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1346 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1755 (34%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	5164 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3796 (40%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	9463 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1077 (42%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 2.90 GHz	2550 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	157 (89%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	177 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	395 (40%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	987 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1005 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	5341 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	423 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	2407 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (100%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	74 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	367.5 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i5-9400F 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	459 (100%)

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